In November, I noticed that Warrior Dash is coming back to the Dallas area in April. I knew some friends who have done it, and I decided I want to do it, too. There was only one problem: I haven’t run seriously since about 8th grade, and was nowhere near prepared to do a 5K,…

When I was in undergrad, I couldn’t wait to get done with school and just work full time. After all… once you clock out, you’re done. No exams to study for, or homework to remember to do, or essays to put off until the last minute. Then when I was working full-time, especially once I…

As sad as I want to be, a part of me can be nothing but happy. Yes, partly because I believe you’re going to a better place. But mostly because you’re suffering is over. I saw how much Alzheimer’s took away from you over the past few years, and it was that hardest thing I’ve…

My math teacher was right. We do need math, and we will use it a lot in the “real world”. I find myself using math quite often in college, especially toward the end of the semester. I figure out the bare minimum I need to do on the final to achieve each letter grade in…

If you’ve been studying all day, you reach a point late into the evening where your brain says, “Look, I can’t absorb anything else. This is enough for one day. It no longer matters how much caffeine you drink. I’m done.” At one point, “The Planets” by Gustav Holst shuffled into my playlist, and then…

Last week, my dad called me and told me that my grandfather was admitted to the hospital for acute renal failure. He had cancer for some time and had been in and out of the hospital for the past several months, but this instance was different. My dad informed me that he decided to no…

Every big school has them. People have different definitions for this term, but I define a t-shirt fan as a fan who obnoxiously supports a school to the point that they lack class, and as a consequence one school will look down on another when they see this behavior. This can include some students, but…

One of my fondest memories as a child was baking with my grandma. Her oatmeal chocolate chip cookies were a favorite with… well anyone with taste buds who’s tried them, and her cookie jar was never empty. Even though she had one of those Cuisinart mixers, she didn’t typically use it. She didn’t need to.…

I had been watching The Weather Channel throughout the afternoon. Southeast of us a tornado had touched down, and a solid line of storms was marching right in our direction. As the evening passed, the storms drew closer. Rain began to pellet our windows and subtle roars of thunder clapped in the distance. All of…

Pharmacy school is stressful. (In other news… the sky is blue.) We have to learn a lot of material, and we have a lot of exams to test that. After you consider involvement in organizations, making sure we get in all of our IPPE hours, and other commitments we might have in our personal lives,…